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2012 FORD EDGE — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1427730 · 2017-11-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
37,839

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DOOR LATCH FAILURE, CAUSING DOOR AJAR WARNING TO STAY ON AND BATTERY TO DRAIN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN FROM OPENING AND CLOSING IT REPEATEDLY, UNTIL THE LATCH CLOSES AND SENDS SIGNAL TO CONTROL PANEL THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE I WORK AT NIGHT AND DON'T WANT A STALLED VEHICLE OR NO LIGHTS IN MY CAR WHEN I RETURN TO IT. ALSO IS CONCERNS FOR SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND CHILDREN IN CAR WITH ME. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON LATCHES ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES, WHY NOT THIE FORD EDGE TOO? I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TRADING MY VEHICLE IF NOT FIXED. THIS IS MY FIRST FORD AND MAYBE MY LAST ONE IF IT ISN'T FIXED SOON!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11048335
Machine
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